ughhh plumbing whooasss

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  1. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Well iim call it a night. Finally got all my plumbing all set annd startee leak testing.....I got leaks lol.... nite nite ill continue tmo
     
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  2. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    where are the leaks and are you plumbing with Flex or PVC?

    J
     
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  3. loneracer05

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    Im plumbing with standard sch 40 pvc I used threaded joints. And its seeping at the joints.I used teflon tape and im in the process of redooing that along with some silicone.
     
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    pictures or it didnt happen. lol.
     
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    Don't use silicone. It does no good on the outside of a pressure joint.

    Go buy some RectorSeal #2 thread paste at Home Depot. Put the teflon tape on first then spread some paste around the threads before screwing the two pieces together. It can be pressurized immediately.
     
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    Unfortunately my dad did most of the plumbing over again today using the silicon for plastis....believe it or not the returns weren't leaking the drains were
     
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  7. supratt

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    dont worry about it, if its a small leak then turning off the water supply to the pipe and coating it in a little glob of silicone will work. i've used it for my tank, just make sure that its a SMALL leak or dripping
     
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    It is very slow seepage it actually didn't drip off the fitting it just pooled on the edge of it over 12 hrs or so
     
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